Radcat

Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Test Target

Low Earth Orbit 576A1 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Cylindrical satellite used to calibrate optical and radar ground equipment.

Atlas Burner 2

Family:
Configuration: Burner-2

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    21.0 m
  • Diameter
    3.05 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    3.05 m
  • Launch Mass
    120.0 T
  • Thrust
    3824.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Atlas Burner 2
  • Family
  • Variant
    Burner-2
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Atlas SLV-3 Burner-2
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    800.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Convair

Convair

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Founded: 1943 Successes: 1 Failures: 0 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

Convair, previously Consolidated Vultee, was an American aircraft manufacturing company that later expanded into rockets and spacecraft. The company was formed in 1943 by the merger of Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft. In 1953 it was purchased by General Dynamics, and operated as their Convair Division for most of its corporate history.

WIKI

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

576A1


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